GENEVA (21 September 2021) – A UN human rights expert today urged States to follow the science with respect to exposure to toxic substances, calling out companies that manipulate information to keep their products on the market. You can find the UN SR on toxic’s report on the right to science in the 6 UN languages at this link.
New UN Human Rights Report on Toxic Plastics: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes: The stages of the plastics cycle and their impacts on human rights
Mr. Marcos Orellana is the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes.